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1. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham
Votes: 17,307 | Gross: $2.45M
2. Venus (I) (2006)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips, Beatrice Savoretti
Votes: 13,417 | Gross: $3.34M
3. Intimacy (2001)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.
Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker, Alastair Galbraith
Votes: 13,165 | Gross: $0.10M
4. Le Week-End (2013)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent, Jeff Goldblum, Igor Gotesman
Votes: 8,692 | Gross: $2.22M
5. The Mother (2003)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
A woman has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Anna Wilson-Jones, Peter Vaughan
Votes: 4,659 | Gross: $1.06M
6. My Son the Fanatic (1997)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Director: Udayan Prasad | Stars: Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Akbar Kurtha, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 1,663 | Gross: $0.41M
7. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional couple. They live amid chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody except each other. Things become interesting when Sammy's father visits.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Claire Bloom, Frances Barber, Ayub Khan-Din
Votes: 1,539 | Gross: $1.20M
8. The Escort (1999)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A London gigolo persuades an impoverished French writer to join his profession.
Director: Michel Blanc | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Julie Wilson Nimmo, Luisa Bradshaw-White, Michelle Gomez
Votes: 1,333
9. Pointless Celebrities (2010– )
Game-Show
Celebrities try to find the most obscure answers to win money for their chosen charities.
Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Antony Costa, Jayne Torvill
Votes: 903
10. London Kills Me (1991)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull ... See full summary »
Director: Hanif Kureishi | Stars: Justin Chadwick, Steven Mackintosh, Fiona Shaw, Brad Dourif
Votes: 651 | Gross: $0.17M
11. The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
222 min | Comedy, Drama
Karim's mother is English and his father is Indian. Therefore Karim has some problems with life in British society which is becoming more and more racist and intolerant; he experiences this especially when he pursues acting.
Stars: Naveen Andrews, Brenda Blethyn, Roshan Seth, David Bamber
Votes: 526
12. Best of Bowie (2002 Video)
Unrated | 252 min | Documentary, Music
A career-spanning collection of 47 music videos and live performances by David Bowie.
Directors: Steve Barron, Samuel Bayer, David Bowie, Rudi Dolezal, Stanley Dorfman, Nick Goffey, Dominic Hawley, David Mallet, Roger Michell, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, D.A. Pennebaker, Tim Pope, Mick Rock, Matthew Rolston, Mark Romanek, Hannes Rossacher, Floria Sigismondi, Walter A. Stern, Julien Temple, Gus Van Sant, James Yukich | Stars: David Bowie, Carlos Alomar, Naveen Andrews, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 478
13. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
14. Fry's Planet Word (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
Fry's Planet Word sees Stephen Fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. He dissects language in many of its guises.
Stars: Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Steven Pinker, Robert McCrum
Votes: 331
15. Channel 4 News (I) (1982– )
55 min | News
Britain's most in-depth and probing national evening news bulletin, with political reports, interviews with prominent public figures and arts features.
Stars: Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Liam Dutton, Matt Frei, Cathy Newman
Votes: 236
16. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 229
17. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
18. David Bowie Is (2013)
99 min | Documentary
Directors: Hamish Hamilton, Katy Mullan | Stars: Vicky Broackes, Geoffrey Marsh, Kansai Yamamoto, Jonathan Barnbrook
Votes: 124
19. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 119
20. The Culture Show (2004–2015)
57 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
The best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more
Stars: Mark Kermode, Lauren Laverne, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Alastair Sooke
Votes: 102
21. Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy (2020 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary, Biography
To mark the 40th anniversary of his death, friends, family, colleagues and critics provide an insight into the life of one of the greatest comedians of all time.
Director: John O'Rourke | Stars: Peter Sellers, Steve Coogan, Britt Ekland, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 92
22. The Attendant (1993)
8 min | Short
Memory mixes with desire as a museum attendant is caught up in sado-masochistic fantasies inspired by a 19th century painting of slaves in chains called Scene on the coast of Africa. The ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Thomas Baptiste, Cleo Sylvestre, John Wilson, Paul Bernstock
Votes: 88
23. Andrew and Jeremy Get Married (2004)
75 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of two Englishmen from vastly different social backgrounds which shows them dealing with the 'ups and downs' of their eccentric relationship and culminates in a moving ... See full summary »
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Hanif Kureishi, Ernesto Sarezale, Warwick Stanley, Andrew Thomas
Votes: 83
24. I Love 1980's (2001)
90 min | Documentary
A nostalgic look at the pop culture and fads of the 1980s.
Stars: Wayne Hemingway, Iain Lee, Lisa Rogers, Michelle Gayle
Votes: 76
25. David Bowie: The Buddha of Suburbia (1994 Music Video)
4 min | Music
A promotional video for David Bowie's 1994 single "The Buddha of Suburbia."
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: David Bowie, Naveen Andrews, Hanif Kureishi, Tom Gregory
Votes: 46
26. X-Rated (2004)
60 min | Documentary
A history of movies which have been certified with adult ratings by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from 1951 when the 'X' Certificate was invented, right up until the present day of '18' and 'R18'.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Ken Penry, Tom Dewe Mathews, John Waters
Votes: 45
27. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
28. Un siècle d'écrivains (1995– )
Documentary
From 1995 through 2001,France 3 Tv presented a series of 257 hour long documentaries on authors of the 2oth century.
Stars: Bernard Rapp, Philippe Sollers, Jean-Claude Dauphin, François Marthouret
Votes: 29
29. Moving Pictures (1990–1996)
40 min | Documentary
Award winning in-depth arts journalism series reporting on cinema around the globe.
Stars: Howard Schuman, Kate Leys, Roman Polanski, Joe Eszterhas
Votes: 29
30. The 100 Greatest Films (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary
A countdown of the 100 greatest films, as voted by the British public via the Channel 4 website.
Directors: Matthew Cole, Simon Toyne | Stars: Graham Norton, Alessandro Alessandroni, Richard Attenborough, John Badham
Votes: 26
31. Notte senza fine (2004)
90 min | Drama
An oriental woman loved by a European troubadour. A married man haunted by his wife's betrayal that one day led by overthrowing all odds. A father and daughter wrapped in the shadow of incest.
Director: Elisabetta Sgarbi | Stars: Galatea Ranzi, Toni Servillo, Laura Morante, Anna Bonaiuto
Votes: 24
32.
X-Rated (2004)
Episode:
The Films That Shocked Britain
(2004)
Documentary
Stars: Neil Pearson, Robin Askwith, Catherine Breillat, Tom Dewe Mathews
Votes: 22
33.
Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
Episode:
TV Festival Du Cannes 2009
(2009)
News
The Cannes International Film Festival (French: Festival du Cannes), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from ... See full summary »
Stars: Didier Allouch, Pedro Almodóvar, Nassim Amaouche, Asia Argento
Votes: 22
34.
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1993)
Comedy, Drama
While his father teaches their neighbors about Indian spirituality, Karim explores his sexuality.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Roshan Seth, Naveen Andrews, Susan Fleetwood, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 20
35. Back to the... (2020)
Documentary
Stars: Charlie Higson, Stephen K. Amos, Dom Joly, Janet Street-Porter
Votes: 19
36. The Book Show (2006–2013)
Talk-Show
Stars: Mariella Frostrup, Alexander McCall Smith, Jenny Colgan, Anthony Horowitz
Votes: 18
37.
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1993)
Comedy, Drama
Anwar catches Changez with Shinko and has a heart attack. Jamila and Changez move into a commune. Karim's new play opens.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Naveen Andrews, David Bamber, Harish Patel, Brenda Blethyn
Votes: 18
38.
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1993)
Comedy, Drama
Jamila's fiancee arrives in England. Roshan moves in with Eva and Margaret moves out.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Roshan Seth, Susan Fleetwood, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 16
39.
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1993)
Comedy, Drama
Karim becomes an actor in a production of The Jungle Book. Charlie is interviewed on television.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Naveen Andrews, David Bamber, Harish Patel, Brenda Blethyn
Votes: 16
40. Millennium (II) (1996–2014)
Talk-Show
Stars: Ramon Colom, Vicenç Villatoro, Victòria Combalia, Emili Teixidor
Votes: 15
41. Channel 4 at 25 (2007 TV Movie)
125 min | Documentary
Director: Alice Perman | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Tariq Ali, Keith Allen, Nadia Almada
Votes: 15
42. 28' (2012– )
28 min | News
Stars: Elisabeth Quin, Renaud Dély, Jean-Mathieu Pernin, Pascal Blanchard
Votes: 13
43. Weddings and Beheadings (2007)
15 min | Short, Drama
Describes the work of a cameraman who has been forced to take on work filming executions of kidnapped Westeners in the Middle East.
Director: Amir Jamal | Star: Mimoun Oaïssa
Votes: 13
44. Ballade pour une reine (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary, the result of more than ten years of research and investigation, portrays the personal life of Elizabeth II.
Director: Don Kent | Stars: Glen Baxter, Stephen Bayley, Jane Birkin, Alain de Botton
Votes: 13
45.
I Love 1980's (2001)
Episode:
I Love 1985
(2001)
Documentary
Grace Jones recounts the year Bob Geldof staged Live Aid, Doc Martens became fashion accessories, Levis ruled supreme, anarchic comic Viz went national and American football captured Britain's attention.
Director: Marina Warsama | Stars: Grace Jones, Terry Alderton, Mina Anwar, Dani Behr
Votes: 13
46. Wogan on Wodehouse (2011 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Biography
Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from rarely seen archive footage.
Director: Hans Petch | Stars: Terry Wogan, Alistair McGowan, Kathleen Burk, Edward Cazalet
Votes: 12
47. Cast & Crew (2002– )
40 min | Documentary
Members of the cast & crew of old movies are reunited to discuss the film retrospectively, and also revisit some original locations.
Stars: Kirsty Wark, Alan Sillitoe, Stephen Frears, Shirley Anne Field
Votes: 11
48.
Fry's Planet Word (2011– )
Episode:
Spreading the Word
(2011)
60 min | Documentary
In this programme, Stephen Fry explores 'the written word'. Writing is a great invention - making it possible to communicate across space and time. Without writing we would have no history ... See full summary »
Director: Helen Williamson | Stars: Stephen Fry, Michael Bove, Johnson Chang, Robert Darnton
Votes: 11
49. Treasures of the British Library (2016–2018)
Documentary
Stars: Michelle Gomez, Laura Fraser, Meera Syal, Benjamin Zephaniah
Votes: 8
50. Bestseller (1999–2004)
Weekly book and literature review programme, hosted by Isabella Miehe-Renard, featuring interviews with Danish and international authors, and the latest news from the world of litterature. ... See full summary »
Stars: Lis Arendt Petersen, Kerstin Ekman, Morten Sabroe, Klaus Rifbjerg
Votes: 8